Biologist Quote by Wendell Berry

Human creatures have a mervellous power of adapting themselves to necessity.

— George Gissing

“All living species “adapt.” Indeed, “adaptation” is a distinctive emergent property of life in general. Adaptation means that, over time, the average features of…

— Steven J. Dick

All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part…

— Yann Martel

There is a certain consideration, and a general duty of humanity, that binds us not only to the animals, which have life and feeling,…

— Michel de Montaigne

“The cost to reconnect animals to live in natural settings without human support is a debt that many animals in transition must honor with…

— Young Tim

Despite one or two minority appeals our society is not outraged at man's unremitting use of the animal world. Ecologists and environmentalists may talk…

— Andrew Linzey

Humanity evolves when we realise that animals have the same rights to the Earth as we do.

— Radhanath Swami

All animals, including humans, have a right to lives of dignity and respect, without forced intrusions.

— Marc Bekoff

. . . As a so-called "civilized" people, and as members of a society in search of lasting peace in the world, we cannot…

— Nathaniel Altman

Of course, the plea for respect for nonhuman life goes far beyond the scientific delight of familiarity with our planet mates. The nonhuman forms…

— Lynn Margulis

“The final and most important point about adaptation is really a crucial caveat: no organism is primarily adapted to be healthy, long- lived, happy,…

— Daniel E. Lieberman

“The creatures who act as though they belong to the world follow the peace-keeping law, and because they follow that law, they give the…

— Daniel Quinn